Garden plot update. After a great beginning last year, I kind of lost interest. We had gone away in July, the hottest on record but a fellow gardener did some watering for us, but the heat too its toll. Still, we had lots of lovely tomatoes. Surprisingly, the Golden Girl did the best and were so flavorful-perfect summer tomatoes in every way but they were yellow.
We have just attended the annual All Gardeners Meeting. There was quite a bit of talk about new theories like lasagna gardening-where you layer compost and leaf mulch on top of newspaper and you don't disturb the garden soil. It's seems counter intuitive, but I guess it's just like container gardening on the ground instead of in a pot. There was also alot of talk about winter gardening. One gardener was so detailed, she knew exactly how many lettuce leaves she gleaned over the winter. The rules for the plots have changed and we are now allowed a 6 foot structure as long as we get agreement with our neighbors.
We planted 3 thornless blackberries back in the fall. Since we don't really know how old they are, we will have to see what they do this year. Our summer garden will have peppers and tomatoes. We have a request from our daughter to grow poblano peppers. Her favorite Mexican restaurant closed last week after nearly 40 years in business.
Something new are trying is a plant light system with a heating mat to try and get a jump on the season. We will try the peppers from seeds and buy tomato plants.
Watch this space for pictures.
